Guillermo Ross

Guillermo Ross (1695 – 1757) was a Scottish army officer belonging to the Clan Ross and Munro by maternal line.[1] He had a great military and political activity in the Río de la Plata, occupying the positions of sergeant major and governor of Buenos Aires.[2]

Capitán
Guillermo Ross
Gobernador interino of Buenos Aires
In office
?–?
MonarchFerdinand VI of Spain
Preceded by?
Succeeded by?
Sargento Mayor de los Reales Ejércitos in the Fuerte de Buenos Aires
In office
?–?
MonarchFerdinand VI of Spain
Preceded by?
Succeeded by?
Personal details
Born
William Ross Munro

1695
Little Tarrell, Kingdom of Scotland
Died1757
Chuquisaca, Viceroyalty of Peru
SpouseMaría Antonia del Pozo Silva
ChildrenMaría Cristina Ross
María Aurelia Ross
Jorge Miguel Ross
Juan Guillermo Ross
Cayetana Beatriz Ross
Occupationarmy
politician
Professionmilitary man
Signature
Military service
AllegianceUnited Kingdom Great Britain
 Spanish Empire
Branch/serviceBritish Army
Spanish Army
Years of servicec. 1715–1750s
RankCaptain
UnitFuerte de Buenos Aires

Biography

He was son of Alexander Ross and Margaret Munro Forrester, belonging to a noble Scottish family.[3] He arrived at the Port of Buenos Aires as a member of the Company of the Real Asiento de Inglaterra.[4] He held honorary positions in the city, being appointed as Sargento Mayor de la Plaza and served on an interim basis the governorship of Buenos Aires.[5] He owned a large number of properties in the Río de la Plata territories and in his native country. His legal affairs were entrusted to Domingo de Basavilbaso and Francisco de Vieyra,[6] in charge of his business in Buenos Aires, and Robert Munro, a relative in charge of his farm in Little Tarrel, Scottish Highlands.[7]

His condition of Protestant brought him many problems to establish himself in Buenos Aires colonial.[8] In 1740, he obtained permission of the authorities to marry with María Antonia Jacinta del Pozo Silva,[9] daughter of Francisco Alonso del Pozo Silva and Antonia de Toledo y Ojeda, belonging to a distinguished family of the city.[10] His daughters, María Cristina Ross and Maria Aurelia Ross, were married to Gregorio Ramos Mexía and Francisco Antonio Basavilbaso, two distinguished Spanish government officials.[11]

His son, Jorge Ross del Pozo Silva was baptized on 17 July 1742, being his godfather Roberto Young,[12] a well-known doctor of the city of Scottish origin.[13] Through his grandsons, Hilario Ramos Mexía and Ildefonso Ramos Mexía, the blood of Guillermo Ross was present during the May Revolution of 1810, events that gave origin to the establishment of the Argentine Republic.[14]

His descendant Nicanor Costa Méndez, was Minister of Foreign Affairs during the Guerra de las Malvinas.[15]

References
  1. La literatura argentina, Ricardo Rojas, 1925
  2. Crónicas y linajes de la gobernación del Plata, Luis Enrique Azarola Gil, 1927
  3. Revista de estudios históricos, Issues 27-2, República de Chile, 1982
  4. Borbónico) y políticas anti-jesuíticas (PDF), Eduardo Saguier
  5. Diccionario biográfico colonial argentino, Institución Mitre, 1945
  6. Protocolos : Registro No. 3, 1716-1800, Archivo General de la Nación Argentina
  7. Boletín mensual del Instituto Argentino de Ciencias Genealógicas, Número 103;Números 111-112;Números 116-138, Instituto Argentino de Ciencias Genealógicas
  8. Presencia del protestantismo en el Rio de la Plata durante el siglo XIX, Daniel P. Monti, 1969
  9. Entre la genealogía y la historia, Ediciones del Círculo, 1989, 1989
  10. Estudios genealógicos, heráldicos y nobilarios en honor de Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, Instituto Luis de Salazar y Castro, 1978, ISBN 9788400037796
  11. Hernandarias: el hijo de la tierra, Raúl A. Molina, 1948
  12. Bautismos 1732–1752, Nuestra Señora de La Merced
  13. Historia de los médicos y boticarios en el Buenos Aires antiguo, 1536–1871, Lilia Zenequelli, 2002, ISBN 9789870200352
  14. Todo es historia, Issues 236–241, Todo es Historia, 1987
  15. Actas de la XI Reunión Americana de Genealogía: España y America, Eduardo Pardo de Guevara y Váldes, 2005, ISBN 9788400083366
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